A novel so extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Steig Larsson for the very first time ... Bussi breaks every rule in the book, but I doubt I'll read a more brilliant crime novel this year Sunday Times on AFTER THE CRASH Thriller of the month Good Housekeeping on AFTER THE CRASH A richly satisfying story...a hugely enjoyable ride. Irish Independent on AFTER THE CRASH The novel ends with one of the most reverberating shocks in modern crime fiction SUNDAY TIMES on BLACK WATER LILIES A work of genius befitting the masterpiece by Monet at its heart ... Simply stunning DAILY EXPRESS on BLACK WATER LILIES

Michel Bussi is the author of the bestsellers After the Crash, which was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, and Black Water Lilies. In France he has published eight bestselling thrillers and in 2013 alone, his books sold half a million copies in his native country. He has won fifteen literary awards, making him one of France's most prestigious crime authors. When not writing fiction, he is a Professor of Geography at the University of Rouen and a political commentator.